Driver Charged After High-Speed Chase Ends with Crash in Petersburg, State Police Say

Over-100 mph pursuit ends in crash in Petersburg, state trooper’s windshield smashed

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) -- A high-speed chase ended when the suspect crashed a stolen car into a Pepsi cargo truck in Petersburg, seriously hurting a passenger and sending debris flying into the pursuing state trooper's windshield. On Wednesday, June 18, a trooper with Virginia State Police was on Route 460 in Sussex County when they noticed the driver of a 2006 Honda Element going 78 mph in a 55 mph speed zone. When the trooper tried to pull the…

Driver charged after high-speed chase ends with crash in Petersburg, state police say

PETERSBURG, Va. A high-speed police chase ended with a crash in Petersburg on Wednesday, according to the Virginia State Police.A news release from state police says the chase began when a trooper tried to initiate a traffic stop along Route 460 in Sussex County for a car going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone."The vehicle's driver refused to pull over and a pursuit was initiated. The vehicle sped off on Route 460, reaching speeds over 100 mph," police s…

Fleeing driver stopped with PIT maneuver

SOUTHERN INDIANA—On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, a vehicle pursuit in southern Indiana concluded with the use of a PIT (Precision Immobilization Technique) maneuver on I-65. Around 12:30 PM, Senior Trooper Randel Miller from the Indiana State Police (ISP) Drug Interdiction Unit attempted to stop a blue Chevrolet Trailblazer for following too closely on I-65 near the 51-mile marker. The driver, identified as 34-year-old Kyle Edward Jurkovic of Joli…